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Vanara.Windows.Shell.Common

v5.0.1

Common classes for Windows Shell items derived from the Vanara PInvoke libraries. Includes shell items, files, icons, links, and taskbar lists.

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pinvoke vanara net-extensions interop
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Total Downloads
137.3K
137,306
Published
Mar 11, 2026
Latest stable version

Install

.NET CLI
dotnet add package Vanara.Windows.Shell.Common --version 5.0.1
Package Manager Console
Install-Package Vanara.Windows.Shell.Common -Version 5.0.1
PackageReference
<PackageReference Include="Vanara.Windows.Shell.Common" Version="5.0.1" />

Frameworks

.NETFramework4.8 .NETCoreApp3.1 net5.0 net6.0 net7.0 net8.0-windows7.0 net9.0-windows7.0 net10.0-windows7.0 .NETStandard2.0 .NETStandard2.1

Dependencies

Vanara.Core
.NETFramework4.8
[5.0.1, )
Vanara.PInvoke.SearchApi
.NETFramework4.8
[5.0.1, )
Vanara.Windows.Extensions
.NETFramework4.8
[5.0.1, )
System.ComponentModel.Annotations
.NETFramework4.8
[5.0.0, )
System.Memory
.NETFramework4.8
[4.6.3, )
Vanara.Core
.NETCoreApp3.1
[5.0.1, )
Vanara.PInvoke.SearchApi
.NETCoreApp3.1
[5.0.1, )
Vanara.Windows.Extensions
.NETCoreApp3.1
[5.0.1, )
System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager
.NETCoreApp3.1
[6.0.1, )
System.IO.FileSystem.AccessControl
.NETCoreApp3.1
[5.0.0, )
System.Security.Permissions
.NETCoreApp3.1
[6.0.0, )
Microsoft.Win32.Registry
.NETCoreApp3.1
[5.0.0, )
System.Security.AccessControl
.NETCoreApp3.1
[6.0.1, )
Vanara.Core
net5.0
[5.0.1, )
Vanara.PInvoke.SearchApi
net5.0
[5.0.1, )
Vanara.Windows.Extensions
net5.0
[5.0.1, )
System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager
net5.0
[6.0.1, )
System.Security.Permissions
net5.0
[6.0.0, )
System.Security.AccessControl
net5.0
[6.0.1, )
Vanara.Core
net6.0
[5.0.1, )
Vanara.PInvoke.SearchApi
net6.0
[5.0.1, )
Vanara.Windows.Extensions
net6.0
[5.0.1, )
System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager
net6.0
[8.0.0, )
System.Security.Permissions
net6.0
[8.0.0, )

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